The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the team of scientists behind the discovery of gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of spacetime first predicted by Albert Einstein over a century ago.

Students from the University of Sheffield have been honoured with a national award for their pioneering exercise initiative which is helping to make a real difference to the lives of elderly people across South Yorkshire.

An engineer from Chesterfield, named ‘Apprentice of the Year’ at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Training Centre’s annual awards earlier this year, won the opportunity to visit the global aircraft giant Boeing in the USA this summer.

The University of Sheffield has been honoured for using some of the latest innovations in technology to enhance the learning experience of its students by a leading champion of the use of technology in education.